Upcoming events.
Providence Poetry Slam: Open Mic featuring Brynna Boyd
OPEN MIC ft. BRYNNA BOYD — Head to AS220 Main Stage (@as220providence) on Thursday, February 5th for an all-ages, multi-genre open mic and feature from Brynna Boyd (@brynna_boyd), the 2024 Boston Poetry Slam Champion!
OPEN MIC — Doors open and sign-ups begin at 7:00 PM. Show begins right at 8:00 PM. Suggested donation of $5 to $10. No one’s turned away for lack of funds! Open to all ages & open to all literary & music genres: poetry, prose, rap, more! No covers, original work only. You have 5 minutes — please be considerate of time!
QUESTIONS? — DM us or email providencepoetryslam@gmail.com! To learn more, visit provslam.org!
ABOUT OUR FEATURE — Brynna Boyd (she/her) is a writer from Texas. Currently based in Boston, she is the 2024 Boston Poetry Slam Champion, and was on the winning team for the 2024 Northbeast regional slam and 2025 VOX POP Team Slam. She has always had a love for writing and has found community through sharing her work at slams, open mics, and local writing groups. Her work is published in places such as Clitbait Feminist Blog, Molecule Mag, The Trident Poetry Collective Anthologies: The Heartbreaks and With Gritted Teeth, Shooting Stars At Sky–The Poetry of Play, and displayed proudly in the homes of her friends and family. She is the author of a zine, Plantation Fires, that explores protest, identity, and ancestry. Brynna teaches middle school creative writing, and finds great joy in helping students explore their creative power. Her writing is informed by her lived experiences, readings, musings of better worlds, and the everyday. When she’s not writing or teaching, you’ll find her at thrift stores, book shops, and searching for the best fries in town. The best way to keep up with her is on Instagram: @brynna_boyd or find her for a fresh yappuccino!
Agenbite Misery + Rhizaria + Care Giver + Satan Weed
Doors at 8, Show at 8:30
$10 adv//$15 dos - Main Stage show!
PVD Movie Club presents The Brood
Doors at 6:45, Film at 7:00
"Oh it's February, maybe Sean will play a cute movie for love month." Well, um, sorry. We're back at AS220 and this time playing David Cronenberg's The Brood from 1979!
In The Brood, a man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband’s investigation.
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th for a 7:00pm screening of The Brood at the AS220 Black Box theater. Doors open at 6:45pm, and we'll start the movie around 7:00ish. For anyone interested, we'll go to the AS220 bar afterwards to hang out (or someplace else downtown depending on the mood).
This is a ticketed event, and tickets are $7 each. You can pay with cash or card at the door. The Black Box theater is located at 95 Empire Street in downtown Providence, to the right of the AS220 bar.
Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @pvdmovieclub
Also join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/D73WT34Cx2
Dance for the Diaspora 2026: MLK Day
A FULL DAY OF MOVEMENT AND WELLNESS WORKSHOPS!
DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA IS...
A CELEBRATION OF BLACK + INDIGENOUS + GLOBAL DIASPORAS
A COMMUNITY FOR EDUCATION + CULTURAL PRACTICE + WELLNESS
A MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE + TOGETHERNESS
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION NOT AVAILABLE ON AS220 WEBSITE - PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW
Sunday Pop-up: Dance for the Diaspora - Kids Afro-Latinx Dance Workshop
A SUNDAY POP-UP AS PART OF DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA 2026: MLK DAY
ALL AGES
ALL ARE WELCOME
KIDS ARE FREE WITH A REGISTERED ADULT
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON MONDAY, MLK DAY:
What does our body have to teach us? Please bring your own yoga mat/towel or feel free to practice without.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Learn a range of foundational movements from breaking and parkour. Explore grounded movement, agility, and flow while building confidence and bodily awareness.
Explore, support, preserve, and celebrate traditional West African Dance from the Mande culture in Mali, accompanied by live Djembe and Djun Djun players.
Seydou Couilibaly is the co-founder and co-director of The Yeredon Centre and his daughter, Assi Coulibaly (AS220 Director of Education + Dance Program Coordinator) is a Founder + Co-Director of The Haus of Glitter and is the Director of Legacy Arts & Education for The Yeredon Centre.
Focus on building skill and confidence through drills on the elements of Vogue Performance (catwalk, duckwalk, hands, spins+dips, and floor), then apply those elements to choreography, blending precision with personal flair in an inclusive, all-are-welcome environment for various experience levels. You'll learn a little herstory of Ballroom and the roots of Vogue Performance as a category. ALL ARE WELCOME!
(Advised, but not required - High pony, knee pads, stretch pants)
Step into an Afrobeats class with Assi, where high-energy movement meets cultural expression. Through guided instruction and dynamic choreography, participants will explore the roots and rhythms of Afrobeats while celebrating connection, creativity, and collective joy.
Allysen Callery at the AS220 Project Space
Photo Portrait of local singer/songwriter Allysen Callery. photo credit Rebbeca Zilenziger @rz_portraits
IG: @allysencallery
allysencallery.bandcamp.com
Happy Pneu Year
Doors at 6, Show at 7
$15 or $10 with a food donation - proceeds are going to local food shelters!
